Letter: Government entitlements break down society

Some people say there is a breakdown in religion, some call it a lack of decency and respect for one another. How can this be?

We are the most giving nation in the world. Americans are always the first to help in any disaster, natural or otherwise. The breakdown in society comes when citizens are forced to donate, through the government. Recipients aren't getting their neighbors help, they are getting a check from the government. The process of giving is being replaced by the process of redistribution.

The government doesn't make money, it takes money. It takes money from other citizens, but worse than that, it takes away the good feeling a person gets when they help someone else. It is just that validation which makes the person giving more inclined to repeat the process. The person who had the money taken from them feels abused, and the person receiving the money feels like they are entitled to more since they don't see the money as coming from anyone. Meantime the government, which earned none of the money, and keeps a large portion of the money, gladly takes the credit for giving the money away.

There is no quicker way to break down a society. When we want to finally get serious about finding out why anyone would go into a school and kill the most pure of us, maybe we need to look at what damage our poorly thought out laws are doing to our society, to our caring for one another, and to our sense of community.

Diane Malecki

Oshkosh

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Letter: Government entitlements break down society

We are the most giving nation in the world. Americans are always the first to help in any disaster, natural or otherwise. The breakdown in society comes when citizens are forced to donate, through

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